vinetto(1) extract thumbnails and associated metadata from Thumbs.db files

SYNOPSIS


vinetto [OPTION] [-o DIR] file

DESCRIPTION

vinetto extracts the thumbnails and associated metadata from the Thumbs.db files.

The MS Windows systems (98, ME, 2000, XP and 2003 Server) can store thumbnails and metadata of the picture files contained in directories. The thumbnails and associated metadata are stored in Thumbs.db files (that are undocumented OLE structured files). Once a picture file has been deleted from the filesystem, the related thumbnail and associated metadata remain stored in the Thumbs.db file. So, the data contained in Thumbs.db files are a helpful source of information for the forensics investigators.

vinetto will help *nix-based forensics investigators to:

  • easily preview thumbnails of deleted pictures on Windows systems;
  • obtain information (dates, path, ...) about these deleted pictures.

OPTIONS

--version
Show program's version number and exit.
-h, --help
Show help message and exit.
-o DIR
Write thumbnails to DIR
-H
Write html report to DIR
-U
Use utf8 encodings.
-s
Create symlink of the picture realname to the numbered name in DIR/.thumbs.

EXAMPLES

Display metadata contained within a Thumbs.db file: 

    $ vinetto /path/to/Thumbs.db
Extract the related thumbnails to a directory: 

    $ vinetto -o /tmp/vinetto_output /path/to/Thumbs.db
Extract the related thumbnails to a directory and produce a HTML report to preview these thumbnails through your favorite browser: 

    $ vinetto -Ho /tmp/vinetto_output /path/to/Thumbs.db
Get a metadata report on all non deleted Thumbs.db files contained within a partition: 

    $ find /mnt/sda2 -iname thumbs.db -printf "\n==\n %p \n\n" -exec vinetto {} \; 2>/tmp/vinetto_err.log >/tmp/vinetto_sda2.txt

TIP

vinetto can generate its results in hidden directories, as .thumbs.

BUGS

MS Windows stores thumbnails in its Thumbs.db files, according to various formats. At present, vinetto does not produce an excellent reconstruction of Type 1a thumbnails. See more details and examples here[1].

[1] http://vinetto.sf.net/docs.html

In 0.07 version, vinetto can crash when used without '-o' option. If this command crashes: 

    $ vinetto /path/to/Thumbs.db
Please, try this: 

    $ vinetto -o . /path/to/Thumbs.db
It will show metadata and extract the thumbs (maybe an undesirable result). But it won't crash.

AUTHOR

vinetto was written by Michel Roukine <[email protected]>.

This manual page was written by Danny van der Meeren <[email protected]> and updated by Joao Eriberto Mota Filho <[email protected]> for Debian project (but may be used by others).

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